Get answers to your National Donate Life Month FAQs about how you can get involved and #ShowYourHeart with an act of kindness this April!
- How will I receive the digital $5 Starbucks card?
- Perform an act of kindness and share it on Facebook, tagging @DonateLifeColorado or @DonateLifeWyoming and ensuring the post is public.
- Then @DonateLifeColorado or @DonateLifeWyoming will comment on the post with instructions on how to redeem the digital card code.
- What does my Facebook post have to include?
- Details on what your act of kindness was
- A picture (if possible) of you performing that act in some way
- Mention @DonateLifeColorado or @DonateLifeWyoming Facebook page
- Use #ShowYourHeart
- Make sure it’s public!
- What if I don’t have a Facebook page?
- No Facebook page? No problem! Team up with a family member or friend who does have a Facebook page and perform your act of kindness together! That way, you can share the $5 Starbucks card!
- How can I make sure that Donate Life Colorado or Donate Life Wyoming sees my post?
It’s easy, really – just be sure to mention our pages properly! So, if you’re in Colorado, tag the @DonateLifeColorado Facebook page. If you’re in Wyoming, tag the @DonateLifeWyoming Facebook page. You also need to make sure that your post is public! If it’s not public, we can’t see that you’ve tagged us. To make a post public – click the audience selector tool when you go to write a post, hit public. Once the tag is seen by our properties we will leave you a comment on the post with instructions to redeem your $5 Starbucks card.
It’s easy, really – just be sure to mention our pages properly! So, if you’re in Colorado, tag the - What are some examples of acts of kindness?
- Sign up to become an organ, eye and tissue donor and discuss your decision and why you support donation with your family.
- Pick up litter.
- Leave money on the vending machine for someone.
- Buy a coffee for the person behind you in line.
- Shovel the sidewalk for an elderly neighbor.
- Tell someone they dropped a dollar (even though they didn’t). Then give them a dollar.
- Surprise your coworker with their favorite coffee or treat.
- Email or write to an old teacher or mentor who inspired you.
- Take a carafe of coffee to your local firehouse.
- Keep a box of protein or granola bars in your car and hand them out to people experiencing homelessness you see on your commute.
- Hold the door open for someone.
- Send a “thinking of you” note to a friend you haven’t seen in awhile.
- Where can I use my digital card?
- The $5 Starbucks card can be used at any Starbucks in your area! To find a Starbucks near you, click here.